tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803969651277143887.post6307466672828480035..comments2024-01-30T04:15:42.071-05:00Comments on British Tars, 1740-1790: The Death of Cook, 1784, 1787-1788Kyle Daltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13428848890576823316noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803969651277143887.post-29561301193320797372018-01-03T13:07:32.185-05:002018-01-03T13:07:32.185-05:00I wonder if that striped jacket could be one of th...I wonder if that striped jacket could be one of the cork jackets brought with the expedition? "I ordered all the men to put on cork jackets, which had been sent with us to be made use of upon such occasions. By the help of these jackets, which not only assisted the men in swimming, but prevented their being bruised against the rocks, we got off a considerable quantity of water and wood, which, without such assistance, we could not have done..."CaptRN1812https://www.blogger.com/profile/02792575556951102054noreply@blogger.com